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It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counterrevolution and...

It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counterrevolution and Sabotage, or Cheka for short

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It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
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for Combating Counterrevolution and Sabotage,
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or Cheka for short.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
618
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:51
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Concorde-New Horizons

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Movie Summary

Millions suffered at the hands of the KGB. Mass executions, secret wars and coup d'états. But today, the security network is arguably stronger than ever.
S01 • E03 The last gasp of the old guard was symbolized - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
The last gasp of the old guard was symbolized
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 The name changed several times in the last century, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
The name changed several times in the last century,
S01 • E02 Hard technical data was now supplied by scientist, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Hard technical data was now supplied by scientist,
S01 • E03 The founder of Lennon's security service was carted away - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The founder of Lennon's security service was carted...
S01 • E01 But even today, agents refer to themselves as Chekists. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
But even today, agents refer to themselves as Chekists.
S01 • E02 He was a key contributor to the American bond program, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He was a key contributor to the American bond program,
S01 • E01 KGB Colonel Anatoliy Sakhno recalls the ethics - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
KGB Colonel Anatoliy Sakhno recalls the ethics
S01 • E03 But President Mikhail Gorbachev was no longer - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
But President Mikhail Gorbachev was no longer
S01 • E02 Klaus Fuchs was committed to helping the Soviets - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Klaus Fuchs was committed to helping the Soviets
S01 • E02 More in many ways, out of a sense of fairness - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
More in many ways, out of a sense of fairness
S01 • E01 A Chekist, we were told, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
A Chekist, we were told,
S01 • E03 Boris Yeltsin had taken the initiative - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Boris Yeltsin had taken the initiative
S01 • E03 (speaking foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(speaking foreign language)
S01 • E02 He didn't believe that this was a weapon - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
He didn't believe that this was a weapon
S01 • E01 It was drilled into us from our very first day. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
It was drilled into us from our very first day.
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 It went into our heads, hearts, our souls. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
It went into our heads, hearts, our souls.
S01 • E01 There is a myth of this high morality, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
There is a myth of this high morality,
S01 • E03 (speaking foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(speaking foreign language)